A Historical Syntax of English

by Bettelou Los

Book Overview

This book discusses a number of approaches to charting the major developments in the syntax of English, addressing key issues of interpretation and focus for the benefit of students of the topic. It does not assume any knowledge of Old or Middle English or of formal syntax, although students should be familiar with traditional syntactic concepts such as verbs and nouns, subjects and objects, and a general knowledge of linguistic concepts such as morphology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748641432
• ISBN13: 9780748641437
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"